Glossary Of Legal Terms In Coal Mining Document

Search glossary terms: Browse terms related to these fuel groups ... and costs for legal examination of title and documents. Acre-foot: The volume of water that will cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 ... and construction (consumer category): Companies engaged in agriculture, mining (other than coal mining), or construction

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Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) P.L. 95-87, Enacted August 3, 1977 An Act to provide for the cooperation between the Secretary of the Interior and the States with respect to the regulation of surface coal mining operations, and the acquisition and reclamation of abandoned mines, and for other purposes

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This glossary will be of use to a broad audience – CEOs, CFOs, members of the management and supervisory boards, accountants, traders, regulators, tax consultants and many more – bringing together terms from the worlds of finance, electricity, mining, oil and gas as well as sectors such as law, regulatory affairs, economics and even

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Undercut:-To cut below the coal face by a mining machine ( a coal cutter, see pom pom ). Undermanager:-A person having responsibilities defined by law. An undermanager is usually the person in charge of underground mining operations ( often a coal seam ) and is next in authority to a manager or deputy manager

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A Glossary of Terms used in the Coal Trade of Northumberland and Durham By G. C. Greenwell, F.G.S., M.Inst.C.E., Colliery Viewer, Past President of the North of England Institue of Mining

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Mineral – a chemical compound, such as copper or iron, formed into crystals by geological processes. Muck – in open pit mining, muck is the ore that has been broken into pieces by explosives. In underground mining, muck is the clearing up that’s done after

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See also - A Dictionary of Occupational Terms used in Census of Population, 1921 Durham Mining Museum And Scottish Mining Website Family Researcher And Wikipedia. I have also used 'A Pit Terminology - Glossary Used in Coal Mining' a publication compiled by William Stukeley Gresley, dated 1883 and given to me by Philip Wyles

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Provides some eye-opening statistics related to coal production, no. of mines and employees in the United States. 94 Kb: Glossary of Blasting Terms 13-page reference document on blasting terms and their definitions. 1.3 Mb: Glossary of Blasting Terms Glossary of terms used in explosives and blasting. 11 Kb: Glossary of Hardrock Mining Terms

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Logical Mining Unit (LMU) An area of land in which the recoverable coal reserves can be developed in an efficient, economical and orderly manner as a unit with due regard to conservation of coal reserves and other resources. An LMU may consist of one or more federal coal leases and may include intervening or adjacent land in which the United

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Coal. Coal is a sedimentary rock, which is an essential raw material in the production of steel, cement and power generation. The coal found in the Southern Coalfields is of a high quality and is approximately 250 million years old. Coal Mining (underground) Underground coal mining in Australia is done by either the bord and pillar or longwall

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Surface mining is safer than underground mining because the miners are not exposed to such potential hazards as roof falls, explosions caused by methane gas or dust ignitions, and coal-worker pneumoconiosis (black lung) caused by long-term exposure to respirable coal dust. However surface mining operations result in disturbances of surface

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A. Abutment - A coal mining term to describe the weight of the rocks above a narrow roadway transfering to the solid coal along the sides, which act as abutments of the arch of strata spanning the roadway.; Angle of dip - The angle at which strata or mineral deposits are inclined to the horizontal plane.; Anorthosite - A plutonic rock composed almost entirely of plagioclase, which is usually

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Surface Coal Mining Operations Law and Legal Definition. According to 30 USCS 1291 (28), the term surface coal mining operations means--. (A) activities conducted on the surface of lands in connection with a surface coal mine or subject to the requirements of section 516 [30 USCS 1266] surface operations and surface impacts incident to

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Glossary of Coal Mining Terms Abandoned areas - section, panels and other areas that are not ventilated and examined in the manner required for work places. Active workings - any place in any mine where miners are normally required to work or travel

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Assessment work - The amount of work, specified by mining law, that must be performed each year in order to retain legal control of mining claims. Authorized capital - see capital stock. Autogenous grinding - The process of grinding ore in a rotating cylinder using large pieces of the ore instead of conventional steel balls or rods

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the solid coal ahead of the face and the back abutment, that is, the settled packs behind the face. Act - The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Active workings - Any place in a coal mine where miners are normally required to work or travel. Advance - Mining in the same direction, or order of sequence; first mining as distinguished from

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glossary of legal terms in coal mining document price. Dictionary of terms related to Coal Mining Coal Lease geography maps These geospatial data and related maps or graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such The data and maps may not be used to determine title ownership legal descriptions or boundaries legal jurisdiction or restrictions that may be in ...We

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Coal Mining Terms Beginning with H. Half Range Numbers; Half Section; Half Township Numbers; Hardrock Minerals; Harmoniously Related; Headquarters Entry (HDQE) Hearing, Contest; Hectare (HA) Hiatus; Highest And Best Use; Holder; Holographic Will; Coal Mining Terms Beginning with I. Impact Assessment; Implied Easement; Improvements; Independent Resurvey; Indicated Corner

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The results of his research into mining terms used in the mining operations in the Forest of Dean iron ore and coal fields have been collated into this ‘Glossary’. The Glossary is intended to be a ‘living’ document so if you know of any mining terms not included, or would like to make a comment, please use the feedback form

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Highwall: The face of the exposed overburden and coal seam in an open cut of a surface coal mining activity or for entry to underground mining activities. 30 CFR 701.5. Hot : A term applied to a mine or part of a mine that generates methane in considerable quantities

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a) is an engineer or geoscientist with at least five years of experience in mineral exploration, mine development or operation or mineral project assessment, or any combination of these; b) has experience relevant to the subject matter of the mineral project and the technical report;

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